A taxpayer purchased a yacht in 2008 at a cost of $24,000. In 2011, the taxpayer changed

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A taxpayer purchased a yacht in 2008 at a cost of $24,000. In 2011, the taxpayer changed the use and rented the yacht for the next two years. The fair market value at the time the property became an income-producing asset was $30,000. During 2013, he converted the yacht back to exclusive personal use. The fair market value at this time was $33,000. In 2016, the taxpayer sold the yacht for $60,000.


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Compare the taxable capital gain arising with and without the election to be deemed not to have changed the use.

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Introduction To Federal Income Taxation In Canada 2016-2017

ISBN: 9781554968725

37th Edition

Authors: Robert E. Beam, Stanley N. Laiken, James J. Barnett

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